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A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday in the Westmont neighborhood in South Los Angeles during a foot chase with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies who say he had a handgun — though a firearm has not been found. The deputies were responding to a report of a young man pointing...read more

A man shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies Thursday night in Hawthorne was armed with a handgun, authorities said Friday. Deputies were on patrol near the 12800 block of South Prairie Avenue when they spotted a k...

The 16-year-old shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy Sunday afternoon in Compton was identified Monday as Avery Cody Jr. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Det. Steve Blagg said Cody had a loaded handgun when he was shot by a deputy...

Authorities are investigating the death of a man shot early Sunday in the Westmont neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives responded about 3:50 a.m. to reports of gunfire in the 1500 block...

A man was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies early Wednesday after he reached for a handgun inside a vehicle during a burglary investigation in South Los Angeles, authorities said. Deputies were responding to a...